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Red Ribbon Week Word Search - Upper Elementary

  • Updated

    Updated:  25 Aug 2025

Help your students pledge to stay drug-free with a Red Ribbon Week word search.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  2 Pages

  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 6

teaching resource

Red Ribbon Week Word Search - Upper Elementary

  • Updated

    Updated:  25 Aug 2025

Help your students pledge to stay drug-free with a Red Ribbon Week word search.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  2 Pages

  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 6

Help your students pledge to stay drug-free with a Red Ribbon Week word search.

Let’s Work in a Red Ribbon Week Word Search!

Red Ribbon Week is a drug-abuse prevention initiative held during the last week of October. A variety of ideas and activities can be used to celebrate Red Ribbon Week in school. Teach Starter is excited to start providing you with resources to help you in the classroom!

This year, we’re excited to share a fun, new Red Ribbon Week Word search for upper elementary students.  It features sixten words than can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally. With this Red Ribbon Week Word Search,  your students will have a fun introduction to key vocabulary related to drug awareness and Red Ribbon Week.

red ribbon week word search

Looking for More Red Ribbon Week Ideas?

If you are on the hunt for more Red Ribbon week ideas, this resource is just one of many for students to complete after learning about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. 

This Red Ribbon Week word search is an easy (and fun) activity to celebrate Red Ribbon Week in the classroom. It is designed for upper elementary students in grades three through five.

If you’re looking for a lower elementary version, click here.

Download and Print Your Red Ribbon Word Search + Answer Key

Ready to download your Red Ribbon Word Search & Answer Key? Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource. 


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